fry's reagent

A mixture composed of Hydrochloric acid, Copper (II) Cloride, Ethanol and water. It's used by forensic scientists for certian etchings and to corrode away certian metals.

Composition of Fry's Reagent:

30 ml H2O
40 ml HCL
25 ml ethanol
5 g CuCl2

by encipher April 15, 2006

fry's reagent

a mixture of copper chloride and hydrochloric acid.

hmm well i'm not quite sure what it does exactly, go look it up if you really need to know.

by forensics geek November 27, 2003